The Serendipity SchoolFair Ways School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Southampton.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares The Serendipity School and Fair Ways School in Southampton.

  • Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.

  • The Serendipity School was judged Outstanding and Fair Ways School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 11.3 for The Serendipity School and 4.1 for Fair Ways School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Fair Ways School (4.3 in 2021-22, 4.1 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Serendipity School versus Fair Ways School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SouthamptonThe Serendipity SchoolSouthamptonFair Ways SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our score Not scored Not scored
Local rankingNot rankedNot ranked
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeOther independent special school Other independent special school
Age range9-19 11-19
GenderGirls Mixed
Pupils on roll24 55
Capacity25 60
LocationSouthampton, SO19 6DS Southampton, SO31 7HE
GCSE results
Attainment 811.3 Stronger figure4.1 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths14.3% Stronger figure0.0% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths14.3% Stronger figure0.0% 64.8%
Entering EBacc0.0% 0.0% 40.5%
EBacc average point score0.93 Stronger figure0.36 4.09
Cohort7 8
Pupils
Pupils in the census26 50
Free school meals (ever 6)0.0% 0.0%
SEN support0.0% 0.0%
SEN with an EHC plan100.0% 100.0%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

Pupils on roll

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